R. P. Jennings, A Confederate Among Yankees

Part 7, against Pennsylvanian Peter Gold at Chancellorsville,, continued
  • R. P. Jennings, A Confederate Among Yankees
    R. P. Jennings, A Confederate Among Yankees
  • Peter Gold, his wife Julia, and their granddaughter Goldie, who they raised. Goldie married Wes Binder, and many of their descendants remain in Table Rock.
    Peter Gold, his wife Julia, and their granddaughter Goldie, who they raised. Goldie married Wes Binder, and many of their descendants remain in Table Rock.

    Last week I described how in the afternoon of May 2, 1863, General Joseph Hooker moved the large military unit under his command, known as the 11th Corps, into position at the far right of the Union line. Company A of the 153rd Virginia was the farthest right of the right flank. General Stonewall Jackson prepared a surprise attack, secretly setting his Confederate forces to face that right flank. …